Germany has identified the greatest threat to Europe and Ukraine, and it is not the war with Russia
Nico Lange, former Chief of Staff at the German Ministry of Defence, spoke about this in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
“I believe that the greatest danger we face in European countries, especially the larger ones, is indecision,” Lange noted.
According to him, in some EU countries, election results lead to situations where it becomes difficult to form a stable majority and an effective government.
The military expert cited the examples of France and Spain, where, in his view, governments face difficulties in passing budgets or prolonged political deadlocks.
“In other words, Macron (French President Emmanuel Macron – Ed.) is in power there, but for several years running he has been having problems getting the budget approved. Spain, it seems, has not had an approved budget for three years. So the real problem lies not in which party is in power,” said Lange.
He added that the real problem is that Europeans are no longer capable of making decisions; they are politically fragmented.
Lange also believes that this situation creates hidden risks for Ukraine as well, as political instability in Europe could affect the level of support for Kyiv.
Furthermore, he warned that Russia might attempt to exploit internal divisions within both the EU and Ukraine.
“We can talk about France, we can talk about Germany, but I think that Russia’s lack of progress on the front line will also force it to return to the good old approach – attempts to divide Ukraine from within and play on divisions across Ukraine’s political spectrum,” the expert noted.
In his view, the greatest risk this year and next will be Russia’s attempt to exploit internal divisions.
"I think, as we have seen from the spring offensive, that Ukraine will be able to cope with this. But political risks exist not only in France; they exist here in Ukraine too," concluded the former head of the German Ministry of Defence’s office.
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